Re: Dia shapes for chemistry

[Robert Smith <rsmith85 btinternet com>]

Yeah a lot of people use the kekule' structure but for phenolic compounds, this can often lead to a 
misinterpretation of chemical compound structures and reactions, hence why I use the circle to show the 
delocalised electrons. In this way the electrons from the O in the phenols are also accounted for.

Robert

On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:42:48 +0100
Andrew Marlow <apm35 student open ac uk> wrote:

> dia-list gnome org writes:
> > Hmmn I have used chemtool, and it is great, but you can't draw circles
> > which are important for showing delocalised electrons, e.g. benzene.
> > Hence why I use dia.
> I'm suprised that this form is in such wide use. I thought that people
> tended to use the Kekule cyclohexatriene form even though we know the
> bonds are hybridized.
>
> $0.02.
>
> apm (apologies for being slightly OT...)
>
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